(Kitco News) – While high prices saw sovereign buying tail off somewhat toward the end, central banks in 2025 still finished not far from the prior year in tonnage terms, according to Marissa Salim, Senior Research Lead, APAC at the World Gold Council.”Central banks bought 19t of gold in December 2025 via the IMF and other public data sources, bringing full-year 2025 reported net purchases to 328t,” Salim announced on Tuesday. “This is lower than the 345t of net purchases recorded in 2024.”
